Installing GRUB

If GRUB was not installed during the Red Hat Linux installation process, you can install it afterwards and it will automatically become the default boot loader. Before installing GRUB, make sure you have the latest GRUB package available, or use the GRUB package from the Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROMs.

Cross-Reference

For instructions on installing packages, see Chapter 6.

Once the GRUB package is installed, open a root shell prompt and run the command /sbin/grub-install location, where location is the location where GRUB Stage 1 boot loader should be installed. The following command installs GRUB to the MBR of the master IDE device on the primary IDE bus, also known as the C drive:

/sbin/grub-install /dev/hda

The next time you boot the system, you should see the GRUB graphical boot loader menu before the kernel loads.